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No. 610,050. Patented Aug. 30, I898. J. F. HENNESSY.

BOLSTER STO0L.

(Application filed Kay 9, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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llED STATES -ATENT JAMES FRANKLIN HENNESSY, OF WlNONA, MINNESOTA,ASSIGNOR TO THE WINONA WAGON COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

BOLSTER-STOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 610,050, datedAugust30, 1898. Application filed May 9, 1898. Serial No. 680,177. (No model.)

To all whom it mag concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMEs FRANKLIN HEN- NEssY, ofWinona, in the countyofWinona and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and ImprovedBolster-Stool, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention is a stool designed to be placed underthebolster andsand-board of a wagon in a manner to bear on the axle and thus supportthe bolster and sand-board in a rigid manner, also tying together thebolster and axle on the hind gear and the sand-board and axle on thefront gear in such a manner as to bring the load carried by the wagon asnear as possible to the wheels.

This specification is the disclosure of one form of my invention, Whilethe claims define the actual scope of the invention.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is an elevation of the rear axle and bolster with parts insection and showing my invention applied. Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe same parts with portions in section. Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofthe stool, and Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the front axle andsand-board having the invention applied and with parts shown in section;

The bolster-stool, as shown best in Figs. 1 and 3, is constructed eitherof a solid or hollow block of metal having at its outer side anarc-shaped flange 5, the end of which is upturned to form a wall 6. Theflange 5, with its upturned wall 6, is adapted to project into thecollar at the inner end of the hub, (indicated by dotted lines in Fig.1,) so that the wall 6 lies snugly against the inner end of the hub andprevents the entry of sand and other foreign matter into thejournal-bearin g. The top face of the stool has a groove 7, disposedtransversely to the wagon and having its in ner end open, while itsouter end is closed by an upwardly-extending lug 8. The bottom surfaceof the stool is curved, so as to be seated snugly on the axle, and isprovided with a rib 9, (see Fig. 1,) adapted to engage into acorresponding groove formed in a part of the axle. Each side face of thestool has two parallel verticallyextending ribs 10, which form a grooveat each side of the stool, in which groove is received a clip forholding rigidly together the axle, the stool, and the bolster.

The stool is applied both to the front and rear axle. Figs. 1 and 2 showits application to the rear axle, and Fig. 4 shows its application tothe front axle. The front axle 11 has a journal-sleeve 12 at each end.The inner end of each sleeve 12 is enlarged and the stools arerespectively seated on these onlarged inner ends. The sleeves 12 areeach provided with an annular rib 14:, which ribs bear against the outeredges of the respective flanges 5 of the stools, so as to eifecta secureconnection, as shown in Fig. 1. The rear bolster 15 bears down on thestools and has the studs 8 thereof projected into recesses in the bottomface of the bolster. The bolster is provided with the usual stanchions16, faced by plates 17, each of which has an end 17% as shown at theright in Fig. 1, extended down through the rear bolster and projectedinto the corresponding groove 7. A clip 18 lies at each side of eachstool between the corresponding ribs 10, and this clip extends over thetop of the bolster.

The stool is applied to the front axle 21 and sand-board 19 inessentially. the same manner as it is applied to the rear axle andbolster, except that the stanchions 16, with their facing-plates 17, arenot employed on the front sand-board 19. As shown in Fig. 4, the stoolis seated on a journal-sleeve 12 and held by 8 5 a clip20, which passesover the top of the sand board 19.

, Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters I Patent-- a 1. A bolster-stool provided at its lowerouter portion with an outwardly projecting arc-shaped flange having atits end an upwardly-extended wall, the stool also having at its frontand rear sides vertical parallel 5 ribs forming grooves, and the stoolalso having in its top surface a transverse groove ter= minating at itsouter end in an upwardly-extended lug, the bottom surface of the stoolbeing concave and provided with a rib. I00

2. A bolster-stool having at its lower outer portion an upwardlyprojected arc-shaped flange terminating at its outer edge in anupwardly-extended Wall, the flange being adapted to extend into thespace inclosed by the collar of the wheel-hub, so that the wall abutsagainst the inner end of the hub.

3. A bolster-stool having a concave bottom surface, and anupwardly-extending lug at its

